First-time director Lisa Gottlieb turned in an interesting switch on the teenage-comedy genre with JUST ONE OF THE GUYS. Shot near Scottsdale, Arizona, the film sees a bright young high school girl, Joyce Hyser, turned down for a journalism internship at the local newspaper. At first
Hyser is convinced she was discriminated against because of her gender, but her teacher stresses she lost because her contest entry was too dull. Determined to prove herself a crackerjack investigative reporter, Hyser, disguised as a boy, enrolls in another nearby high school to see how the other
half lives. With help from her younger brother, Billy Jacoby, Hyser learns how to walk, ta...
Released:
1985
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
101 mins